Just 7 minutes ago, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Malapatan, Province of Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines. The tremor was recorded late at night on Tuesday, July 14th, 2026, at 11:49 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 57. km below the surface.The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 6.0 earthquake as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Sarangani (pop. 7,500) located 30 km from the epicenter, Glan (pop. 24,300) 48 km away, Malapatan (pop. 82,600) 65 km away, Alabel (pop. 90,100) 79 km away, General Santos (pop. 722,100) 80 km away, Polomolok (pop. 64,000) 93 km away, Malungun (pop. 52,200) 99 km away, and Malita (pop. 118,400) 122 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 14, 2026 11:49 pm (GMT +8) local time (14 Jul 2026 15:49 GMT)Magnitude: 6.0Depth: 57.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 5.4°N / 125.19°E (Davao Occidental, Davao, Philippines)Primary data source: EMSC